COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

County Manager's Office

 

DATE:

March 8, 2004

BOARD MEETING DATE:

March 23, 2004

 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

John Maltbie, County Manager

SUBJECT:

San Mateo County Youth Services Center

Project No. P7T01

 

Recommendation

Authorize execution of a revision order related to the San Mateo County Youth Services Center.

R.O. No.

Amount

Time

Vendor

4

$215,791.00

No Change

Turner Construction Co.

 

Background

On October 22, 2002, by Resolution No. 65620, the Board of Supervisors authorized the County Manager's Office to execute an agreement with Turner Construction Company to provide construction management, architectural and engineering services for the San Mateo County Youth Services Center. The Master Plan approved by the Board on December 3, 2002 included the design and construction of all building components.

 

Discussion

It is the County's policy to obtain professional liability insurance covering errors and omissions of architectural and engineering design. This type of insurance can be provided by the consultant's insurance sources or the County's and is awarded after reviewing proposals from both. The County has determined that accepting Turner's proposal is in the County's best interest.

Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act requires that all federal agencies seek to conserve imperiled species. Because the Youth Services Center funding includes $21,000,000 of federal funds, the Endangered Species Act applies to this project. A biological assessment of the project site was conducted and the Crystal Springs lessingia, a federal species of concern, was identified. Mitigation measures were established by the Environmental Assessment, dated 6/17/03, and approved by the Department of Justice. Mitigation was accomplished by transplanting the lessingia seeds to a protected area outside the construction site. This work needed to be accomplished in dry weather. The construction manager was directed to have the work performed.

 

Vision Alignment

The construction of the San Mateo County Youth Services Center keeps the commitment of "Ensure basic health and safety for all" and goal number eight: "Help vulnerable people--the aged, disabled, mentally ill, at-risk youth and others--achieve a better quality of life". This project contributes to the commitment and goal by consolidating youth services in one location in a new state-of-the-art facility to benefit youth, families, staff, and community.

 

Fiscal Impact

The project budget is $125 million. This project is funded by the sale of 2003 Lease Revenue Bonds.

This revision order will amend Turner's contract as follows:

 

Original Contract

Prior Revisions

This Revision

Revised Contract

 

$13,831,314

$15,188,573

$215,791

$29,235,678